A Return

Grateful I waken

my soul returns inside the

bounds of the body

-Debby Bruck


I think the haiku form is a perfect way to capture some mornings. I've been thinking about what represents a morning. A birth? Rebirth? In this haiku by Debby Bruck I love the way a morning becomes a return. Like you're sleeping and in a dreamlike haze and when you wake up your soul jumps right back (or forward) into place. Like the soul takes a break too.

And while it's on break, it allows your subconscious to wander, spreading your thoughts into dreams about ones who have passed away, or surreal landscapes, or thousands of other images.